Shloka 236
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
अनसूयुरपापस्थो द्वादशाहफलं लभेत् । जो बारह महीनोंतक प्रतिदिन अग्निहोत्र करता हुआ हर पाँचवें दिन एक समय भोजन करता है और लोभहीन
an asūyur apāpastho dvādaśāha-phalaṁ labhet |
Bhishma bersabda: Sesiapa yang bebas daripada iri hati dan teguh dalam cara hidup yang tidak berdosa akan memperoleh pahala seperti korban Dvādaśāha. Ajaran ini menegaskan bahawa disiplin harian yang berterusan—seperti melaksanakan Agnihotra dengan tetap, menahan makan, serta membina watak berasaskan kebenaran, ahimsa (tidak menyakiti), bakti kepada para Brahmana, bebas daripada ketamakan, dan tidak mencari-cari kesalahan orang—mampu menghasilkan buah korban melalui keluhuran dharma, bukan semata-mata pertunjukan ritual.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That inner purity and steady ethical discipline—especially freedom from envy and steadfast avoidance of sin—can confer the same spiritual merit as an elaborate twelve-day Vedic sacrifice.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma, he explains to the listener that certain sustained vows and virtues (linked with daily ritual discipline like Agnihotra and moral restraints) are equivalent in fruit to the Dvādaśāha sacrifice.